August 7, 2008

I am reading Dawn, Dusk or Night, by the French playwright Yasmina Reza, about the year she spent with Nicolas Sarkozy as he campaigned to be President of the Republic. It has one of the worst first paragraphs in … Continue reading →

It’s been in the top drawer of my desk for 20 years now, a press release from Oilers owner Peter Pocklington, where he announces the trade of Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. I read it now and then … Continue reading →

Dropped into the Olympic Village last night, where the ‘mayor’ of the village was hoisting the Maple Leaf, along with the flags of Djibouti, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates and Finland up the flagpole.
It was my first visit this … Continue reading →